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By sbrbunny
on April 26, 2012
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This recipe was straight-forward and easy to make. I have made the dough-nuts three times and my large family loves them! I do, however, prefer a plain glaze, or a simple cinnamon-sugar coating. Making sure my oil was at the correct temp was the biggest concern.
By Terrisly
on October 17, 2011
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Not sure why these are getting such bad reviews? This was my first time donut venture on a whim, and they came out absolutely perfect. The dough did not fall apart, the dough was definitely sticky as noted below, but if you simply flour your board and the top of the dough as you roll it, you shouldn't have a problem.
It is true that the reduction takes longer than stated in the instructions, but if you're setting out to make donuts, it's going to be a time consuming process anyhow.
All in all, totally worth it, really easy and everything came out great. I have to honestly say I expected to put way much more work into this than I expected. The one thing I changed was how I made the glaze, I wasn't a fan of the glaze here as I like a thicker, more "frosting" than a glaze.
By April C
on October 03, 2011
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Not worth the time, energy, effort and resources. I've been cooking for 25+ years and I just couldn't wait to try this recipe. I prepared the ingredients as indicated and the dough chilled overnight. Thought I'd have some tasty homemade donuts on my day off. It was a total flop...
1. The 8 minute apple and cider reduction took 35 + minutes...I did have about 1 cup of applesauce to eat, though
2. The dough was extremely sticky as other cooks indicated, so I was prepared to fry as donut sticks.
3. When frying time came, the dough just disintegrated. I tried rolling out some dough balls which ended up burning in the pan.
Big thumbs down for this recipe...
By BambiCooks
Copenhagen NY
on October 02, 2011
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My only complaint about this recipe is how it is instructed on paper... I had to re-wright the directions so it made more sense... But other than that... These doughnuts are AMAZING!!! I love the recipe and will keep forever =]
By jesibel99_12267984
Cleveland, 75
on September 25, 2011
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I don't understand the complaints about this being too sticky. I let the dough chill overnight & it was the perfect consistency the next day. As with any dough, if it became a little too sticky during rolling & cutting, I added flour. I also put the pre-fried donuts in the fridge to keep the dough's consistency & took them out when I was ready to fry them.
My only complaint about this recipe is the glaze. I followed the recipe exactly (reducing the 1 c cider to 1/4 c & adding 1/4 c conf sugar. It was still liquid; it was not glaze consistency at all. I added almost 1 lb of conf sugar to get the mixture close to a glaze. After dipping the donuts in the glaze, the glaze was still so thin, the donuts ended up absorbing the glaze. Needless to say, after rolling the donuts in cinnamon & sugar, these were cloying.
I loved this recipe & aside from the glaze (& complaints that the donuts were too sweet, I would probably make it again. The apple flavor is distinct & they’re extremely moist.
By chili7
on September 02, 2011
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Looks and smells good but the end result is not worth the effort. Like everybody says, the dough is incredibly sticky, even with quite a bit of extra flour added. Chilling the dough overnight didn't make any difference in consistency - it remained sticky and hard to handle. My donut cutters did not work because the dough was more like batter. Ended up making donut holes, which were very tart and appley...to the point where they just were not that great. I was hoping for a great fall recipe, but this one is just not worth the effort for the mediocre results.
By mudd5024_11772508
littlr falls, NY
on October 13, 2010
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i almost didn't try these based on reviews,but did anyways.my family LOVED them! i let the dough rest overnight right in the mixing bowl.i didnt find the dough too sticky at all.i making them again tomorrow,after i make the dough today. thank you food network!
By sims.peggy_13158321
Rochester, 72
on September 18, 2010
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We just made these for a lunch with a friend. They are delicious, but definitely not one I would call easy. The dough is very, very sticky, and I ended up with about a cup and a half of the apple and cider puree. Still, delicious!
By jmbuchholtz
on August 15, 2010
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I made these, and yes, like everyone else said, the dough was sticky. I added in a bit more flour, and while still sticky, I had no problems with the dough falling apart while frying. These were delicious, and are worth the effort!
By Chef #1556744
on February 11, 2010
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As everyone else has stated, it is a very sticky dough. None of my donuts stayed together. Insteas we just fried the dough in pieces. Very delicious and great flavors, but way to sticky.